Great Songs From An Independent Band Will Make Money

The only way to make money with anything as an independent band is supply and demand. If they're equal you'll make decent cash. If there's more demand your independent band need more supply and vice versa. Many of you would like a record deal. That's understandable, but how many of you would your independent band to have a record deal just for the money? Fame you could care less about? Well, you wouldn't need a record deal then. This is where the supply and demand takes place though. Think about it like this, supply would be the deals and the independent artists would be the ones demanding them. Of course, deals aren't that easy to obtain but it's possible as long as you know what you're doing or what you need to be doing.

Here's where your independent band come in. Instead of chasing a deal for money, make money from those who are chasing the same thing as you! Of all the things needed to get a deal, great songs is the perfect way to help and make you a lot of money while helping them. Many people want deals but many lack great material.
Basically, you have the demand now supply it. Now you'll need amazing songs

in order to have people really spending money to get them. How do you achieve this? Not music theory or composition. Those will help but there's one thing you'll need to really prosper...a trained musical ear. Seriously! You can start writing amazing songs without even knowing how to sight read. You can base it off of what sounds good. From there you could learn all the theory you'd need but the fact is, great songs are great songs whether you can read music or not. Do lots of research and you'll find out the many of the most successful artists never took a music class let alone learned music notation. If it sounds good it sounds good. From there lyrics and song structure will be easy. Just listen to some great song writers in all genres to figure out what's the average structure per genre. Those songs will make you plenty of money because many people don't have trained ears. You can write a song in your head without an instrument being within a mile with a trained music ear. I do it all the time, infact I never enter the recording studio 'cold,' ie. With no idea of what I'm hoping to achieve. Once you train that ear and get the songwriting to that same level, you'll never be broke again.

So how exactly do you make that cash in 6 months? Spend two months working on your songwriting. While doing that train you ear. There is plenty of information on it if you just Google" music ear training." In my opinion though, I'd use software. It's faster to learn and it will track your progress for you. Okay, month three and four should be used to find those people looking for the songs. Use the internet and network where there is anything music related. Be sure to have some songs prepared for them too. If you cant sing, find someone who can and create a demo with four of your best songs on it. The last two months is where you work pays off. This is when you negotiate fees and start counting that money! What are you waiting for?!? TRAIN YOUR EAR! You won't regret it. Master that songwriting and in six months, you may be counting your cash for another six months!

I discovered Bandcamp some months ago and now use it as my primary distributor. Why? It's a no-frills site where you can upload on pretty-well any sound-file format....all high quality. Likewise, if fans choose to stream the album "Mean Business," for example, to your left as often as they like. Fans can also download singles in any file format that they choose. Again, all of the highest quality AND they download quickly. In the instance of "Mean Business" if you enter the codeword thistle at the checkout you receive a 50% discount. To view the discount doesn't leave you obliged to purchase it. On top of all of this, the artist keeps 100% of profits, thus encouraging us independent artists to drastically reduce our prices in comparison with the 'big guns.' I've always believed that transparency & honesty are the two most useful tools that independent bands should utilize to the hilt.

Getting back to perfect pitch, it  is almost essential when it comes to making money with your songwriting. Once at least relative pitch is achieved, it could do wonders for your music career. Don't wait until it's too late. Start ear training today and start counting cash tomorrow.

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Band Finances.

Take a moment to see where you are in your music career and what you need financially to get you where you need to be. I am sure that one or more then one of these methods listed below will help with your music funding without having to seek legal advice with regard to having to refinance or formulate a debt management plan.


I'm sure that you are aware that the types of music career choices as an independent musician can have many financial expenses and in even many cases it is very difficult for many up and comers in the music industry to be able to finance their music dreams. 


Prior to 'cutting to the chase,' there are a couple of seemingly easy, convenient and easy ways to raise funds for your band. The first is a pay day loan. These generally entail a relatively small amount of money being loaned to you for a short period of time. If you take it upon yourself to go for a pay day loan then be it on your own shoulders...not the shoulders of the band or your manager who I am sure would all be none too pleased.


In this entry I will go over a few ways in the hope that one may be able to get music funding to help pay for some of the things that may be needed to help move their music career along. Every thing that I talk about in this article can immediately be implemented if chosen to.


Additionally, seeking cash advances from seemingly 'helpful' sources generally bite you on the backside further on down the road. Any band member who takes it upon themselves to take out a loan, irrespective of ho attractive it seems, in the interest of the band are psychologically distancing themselves from the band. It will lead to unrest.




Like I said, there can be tons of fairly high expenses that a musician may occur when pursuing their music career. Listed below are a few examples of what I'm talking about.

Studio Time - $35-$100 an hour
Music Lessons/Vocal Lessons - $30-$100 + an hour
Sound Equipment - $200- $1,000's
Studio Equipment - $1,000's
Instruments - $100 - $1,000's
Touring Cost - $100's - $1,000's
Promotional Items - $100's-$1,000's

These are just a few of the many examples of how expensive having a music career can be and this is exactly why investing in your music may be needed to accomplish certain tasks related to your music.

Here are some music funding methods that you can try to obtain that can help pay for some of all of your expenses.

A Grant - This is one of the best ways to receive music funding due to the fact that in most cases the grant money does not need to be paid back. Many musicians miss out on this opportunity because they do not take the time to research grants and ho to go about obtaining one, but you should know that grants are real.

Loans - Another great way to receive some music funding is using loans. A small personal loan is not that hard to get. Make sure you go prepared and make sure you know your credit score. Let them know what your plan is for the loan and how you plan on paying it back. The type of loans that I speak of here are not the pay day loans and cash advances that I referred to earlier.

Small Business Loans - If you have a business established for your music career then you can apply for a small business loan. You can also qualify for a loan through the government which will

have a very low interest rate. It's worth searching the internet to locate your nearest local provider of such a service. This is an area for your management to be dealing with.

Credit Cards - They can be a great way to fill short term financing gaps. Try to find a credit card with a low APR or better yet an introductory offer of 0% APR. That way you can get what you need and pay it off later with the lowest amount of finance charges. Again, your management should be dealing with this area....obviously in consultation with your band.



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